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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1934
Page
4
The Wiscasset organ society met at the Congregational vestry to plan roof shingling and to review a luncheon gift to Mrs. Ernest Spinney. The gathering included a dinner, gifts, a sermon by Rev. Spinney, and formal reports from club and church groups amid a busy program of upcoming events and local visits.
Hayden Rogers attends Maine Bates football in Orono. Several Bath area residents host guests and visit kin in Saco Portland and West Bath. The death of J Henry Cotreau of Bath shocks Sabine settlers, where his family long owned Camp Sunset and Camp Cozy cottages.
Mrs I C C Whittemore travels from Birch Point to Portland and Medford Mass to spend winter with daughter Mrs Charles Morgan. Miss Josephine Tucker drives to Lewiston with companions Mrs Frank Creamer Mrs Helen McLaughlin and Miss Alice D Taylor. Carrol Pendleton wins third prize in a Boston coloring contest receiving a box of crayons. Walter Leavitt and Earl Colby on a gunning trip to Mayfield. About 25 Moatsweag Farm Bureau members attend Knox Lincoln Bureau meeting at Camden. Mrs Sidney G Evans re elected County Project leader. county membership climbs yearly. Edgecomb Farm Bureau doubles membership and plans new hall at Eddy school. Mr Mrs Edward Evans of Belfast visit Sidney Evans family on Federal street. Mrs Julia Lewis visits Bath. O E S meets Tuesday Nov 6 with degree work and picnic lunch. bring refreshments. Josie Blagdon of Bath visits Fred W Blagdon's home.
The proposed liquor bill sets hours for state stores 9 am to 7 pm and hotel, restaurant, and club sales under strict limits. It bans Sunday and holiday sales except certain on premise cases. Penalties range from 20 to 1000 dollars or up to a year in jail. Also notes creation of a Augusta College club for men with committees for membership budgeting and activities. Local civic efforts include unemployment relief and encouraging high school students to attend college.
Walter Eugene Upham hosts a Halloween party at Foster Point cottage where John F Besaw and Merline F Pinkham wed in a ceremony led by Rev. Ernest Heywood. The couple, both active Epworth League members, plan to reside at 27 Farrin Street. Groom’s family from Bath. bride’s family also from Bath. Guests include Nathan Watson and Catherine Shellenbarger.
Miss Esther Elvira Gratto of Portland will marry Millard Everett Trott of Portland and Woolwich in a November 15 ceremony at Immanuel Baptist church Portland. The bride, a Radford, will wear white chiffon velvet with a pearl veil, and carry roses and lilies of the valley. The reception will follow in the church ladies room.
Pine Tree troop No 1 Girl Scouts of America held a Friday Court of Honor on Pine Tree Island and a Thursday Halloween party at the YMCA auditorium from 6 30 to 9 30 with 68 guests. Activities included Halloween stunts, games, The Witch's Game pantomime, crafts for November, toy collection and repair as a Christmas project, card sales for troop funds, and plans for National Girl Scout Week.
Warren Weston Creamer 59 died Tuesday at State Street hospital Portland after several weeks as a patient. Son of Charles D. and Rhoda Little Creamer and native of Waldoboro he was a noted antiques dealer and authority with showplaces including the Reed Mansion in Waldoboro. Survived by widow Priscilla Butterfield Creamer Robertson stepson Reginald French and brother Arthur M. Creamer.
The Ladies Auxiliary and Men's Forum in Woolwich plan a Thursday meeting with Mr and Mrs Hollis Leeman. Amy Priscilla Cromwell greets the world. Day's Ferry school children performed after redecorating the schoolroom. Nequasset Farm Bureau hosts a Nov 2 supper sale entertainment and dance at Woolwich Grange Hall with John Carter Merle Jameson and Chester Leiman providing music.
Deacon Charles Stanwood Lemont died at age 80. Born November 20, 1853 in West Bath, he studied at Bath High School Colby College Newton Theological Seminary and studied law with Judge Washington Gilbert. He taught in Harpswell North Bath and Camden then ran grain and grocery businesses in Haverhill and South Waldoboro before returning to West Bath. He served as a deacon at First Baptist Bath since 1926 and was a West Bath Grange member. Survived by his second wife Susan Catherine Wright Doyle and one sister Emma Cox of Lexington, Mass. He was a respected church leader and community figure.
Nequasset Farm Bureau led by Mrs. Maur T Hathorne and Mrs. Henry T Dubar won the state Square Meals for Health prize, a $15 check, at the Twin County Farm Bureaus meeting in Turner Center grange hall. The group displayed jellies vegetables canning and needlework as stunts and heard reports on extension work and scholarship plans.
A magazine feature reviews color lantern slides of Grand Canyon and notes vivid contrasts with Bryce Canyon. It highlights Anne Cameron's May Post article on park travels, praising Estes Park, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier, Ranier, Crater Lake, and Crater Lake's blue lake against snowy walls. It recalls Old Faithful, Going to the Sun highway, and dramatic scenery though with playful banter about comments.
The Crosby family thanks friends neighbors Goodwill Club and Woolwich Union for kindness and sympathy after a bereavement and for the floral tributes. Mrs. Harvey Crosby and Sons Mrs. Minnie Crosby and Family Woolwich Me Nov 1 1934.
Fifteen American Legion Auxiliary members held a covered dish supper after sewing and quilting at Mrs. William R. Freeman's home. They scheduled a reception for Portlands Caldwell post honoring new State Auxiliary president Mrs Grace Sthen at eight in Chambers of Commerce. They voted to join Smith post for Armistice Day service at Wesley church where Rev Ernest Heywood, a World War II veteran, will preach.
The Cosmo politan club drama department staged an enthusiastic reading of An Enemy of the People. Miss Emma E. Walker introduced the background, with participants including Mrs. Joseph I. Smith and several other club members. A future reading titled The Master Builder is planned for an announced date.
A note seeks a house to be modernized or purchased at a reasonable figure. The call urges contact with the local housing committee to inform members. Mr. and Mrs. Howard B Mildram of Boston are guests of Mrs. Mildram aunt Mrs. Fred B Reed of High Street.
Advert reads special prices across a wide range of garments including all wool overcoats from 12.50 to 18.50, all wool blue suits at 15, extra heavy wool, dress pants 1.95 to 2.50, and various shirts, sweaters, jackets, breeches, overalls, and boys clothing with multiple price points, promoting value and a full line at low prices.
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